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Rating: - The Strand Magazine
I thoroughly enjoy this magazine. I am not only an avid reader of all types of fiction, but especially mysteries. This magazine allows me to see what the newest books are/will be available, plus gives me an idea of what they are about. Keep up the excellent work.

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Rating: - Second Only...
to the defunct and much missed Armchair Detective magazine. Comparisons aside, Strand is the BEST of a large group that range from glossy to fanzines & newsletters covering the mystery genre. VERY ENJOYABLE!! And don't sell some of them short either!
John Row
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Rating: - The Strand Magazine
I recommend this magazine to writers and readers who love mystery stories. The stories are enjoyable. They have an old time flavor that I like immensely.

The writer interviews have been some of the best I've ever read.

I highly recommend this magazine.

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Rating: - Great Quality
I have to say I was surprised to find such great quality in a mystery magazine. Most magazines today are just filled with advertisements and relentless self-promotion; The Strand is really different. They have about eight stories per issue, by such writers as Ray Bradbury, John Mortimer, Peter Lovesey, and Edward Hoch. And these just aren't the mystery stories, which are time burners like in the stuff found in Ellery Queen and Alfred Hitchcock Magazine. These plots are well constructed and will stay with you long after you read them.

The magazine looks stunning as well; each cover has that classic feel. Inside the pages are full sized, glossy, full color, and the illustrations are super.

The issue I have on hand has an interview with the original Nancy Drew author Mildred Wirt Benson. I looked at their website and in the past they have had interviews with Sir John Mortimer, Peter Ustinov, John Gielgud, Michael York, Ian Richardson, David Suchet, and Christopher Lee.

The articles are fantastic--they are not talking down to the reader nor are they like some of those overly turgid academic articles that analyze everything to death!
I love the Strand, may they live long and prosper.